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Release notes for 1.0.2

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NEWS
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version 1.0.2 Nov 8 2003
* Fix address and hostname resolving under Windows.
* Remove warnings about non-existing scripts and unsupported address families.
* Use the event logger under Windows.
* Fix quoting of filenames and command line arguments under Windows.
* Strict checks for length incoming network packets and return values of
cryptographic functions,
* Fix a bug in metadata handling that made the tinc daemon abort.
version 1.0.1 Aug 14 2003 version 1.0.1 Aug 14 2003
* Allow empty lines in config files. * Allow empty lines in config files.

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README
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This is the README file for tinc version 1.0.1. Installation This is the README file for tinc version 1.0.2. Installation
instructions may be found in the INSTALL file. instructions may be found in the INSTALL file.
tinc is Copyright (C) 1998-2003 by: tinc is Copyright (C) 1998-2003 by:
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version adds sequence numbers and message authentication codes to prevent such version adds sequence numbers and message authentication codes to prevent such
attacks. attacks.
On September the 15th of 2003, Peter Gutmann contacted us and showed us a
writeup describing various security issues in several VPN daemons. He showed
that tinc lacks perfect forward security, the connection authentication could
be done more properly, that the sequence number we use as an IV is not the best
practice and that the default length of the HMAC for packets is too short in
his opinion. We do not know of a way to exploit these weaknesses, but we will
address these issues in tinc 2.0.
Cryptography is a hard thing to get right. We cannot make any Cryptography is a hard thing to get right. We cannot make any
guarantees. Time, review and feedback are the only things that can guarantees. Time, review and feedback are the only things that can
prove the security of any cryptographic product. If you wish to review prove the security of any cryptographic product. If you wish to review
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Compatibility Compatibility
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Version 1.0.1 is compatible with 1.0 and 1.0pre8 but not with older versions Version 1.0.2 is compatible with 1.0.1, 1.0 and 1.0pre8 but not with older versions
of tinc. of tinc.